Overview:
The source of the Art Deco movement actually
predisposes the
Paris Exhibition. Some artisans of the Vienna
Secession
began changing basic style of movement in
art as early as 1903. The
style was born out of a need to graduate
from the
serpentine and sensuous curves to the geometric
and more abstract
influence of many different styles from the
Bolshevik
Revolution to Asian, Islamic, Indian and
The Machine Age
.
Historical Influences/Inventions:
Paris Exhibition
of 1925 *
Vienna Secession of 1903
Women's Suffrage
Movement
* The Automobile
Discovery of King
Tutankahaman's Tomb in
Egypt
Prohibition *
Birth of the "Jazz"
Age
Plastic movement
in
almost every area of decorating w/celluloid
and bakelite
Trade agreement
with Japan
* Stock Market crash
of 1929
Designs and Decorations:
Cubism *
Geometric *
Floral Abstract
* Oriental
*
Aztec
Egyptian *
Islamic
* Russian
*
Architectural *
Fu Dogs
* Disks
"Fruit Salad" look
in jewelry
* Bobbed hair *
Use of
plastics * Flapper
beads
Screw back earrings
* Chemise dress
* No
Corsets * Diamond
Straightline (tennis)
bracelet
Bakelite
bangle bracelets *
Imitation
pearls *
Hats *
Materials Used:
Glass *
Synthetic
gemstones * ruby
*
sapphire *
emerald *
platinum
white gold
* diamonds
* rock
crystal * carnelian
* Onyx *
Chrysoprase
marcasite *
jade *
ivory
* lapis *
coral * jet
*
bakelite *
celluloid
other plastics *
Mother
of Pearl *
chrome
* twisted metal chains
* Peking glass beads
Venetian beads *
Ostrich
feathers *
silks *
figure hugging materials *
Chromium
Important Designers & Manufacturers:
Vienna Secession
designers Joseph
Hoffman and Koloman Moser of The Wiener Werkstatte
German Bauhaus (Art
and Design Institute ) in
1919 *
Ballet Russes and Serge Diaghiley in
Paris
Oriental Costumes
by Leon Bakst
R.
Lalique and Goerges Fouquet join movement
with their designs turning the flowing
movements into more
restricted geometric designs.
Boucheron, Van Cleef
& Arpels, Jeanne
Lanvin and Schiaparelli add their own flair
to the design world
Silver Screen influence
from
America with styles worn by Greta Garbo and
Mae West
Czech designs keep
in the forefront.
American Designers
like Trifari
and Coro take the stage from the bigger designers
and make jewelry affordable
for everyone
Flapper look takes hold with the chemise
dress, cloche hats and layers upon
layers of faux pearls and long beaded
necklaces.
Chanel makes a fashion
statement in Paris and
in America